[Blue_Bird]

Any tips? I know the most obvious one would be just keep practicing. Any specific drawing websites or exercises that help you?

[Artchic528]

Depends on what style or subject matter you are interested in doing. For example, if you want to learn how to draw human bodies, like how to better proportion one, articulate it realistically, or even just learn how to draw realistic gestures in both face and body, then a book on drawing human anatomy would be a good resource.

It's also important to get the basics down first though, like learning proper shading techniques, and even how to draw an object in a realistic dimensional way. Maybe focus on drawing simple objects like balls and cups first, to get a feel of how to shade properly. Not very exciting or dramatic subject matter, I know, but it's important to get a firm foundation of skills before you move onto more complex subject matter.

Is there a studio nearby that you can look into taking a beginners class at? If money is something of an issue, or perhaps time or even being out in public is, then looking on Youtube for helpful videos might be more feasible for you. I really liked this one channel by this guy called Proko, who gives amazing toutorials on how to draw the human figure, among other things. Here's a link: https://m.youtube.com/?#/channel/UCl...5WEc23462tQzBg

Remember to have fun with art, and to not get to frustrated.

[Seraphine]

Some might consider this cheating, idk, but when learning new subjects or techniques, i copy from pieces that i love, taking note of what i do wrong and trying again until I have the technique down pat, and if doing things like landscapes, or people and animals, take photos and work from them, and do the same, if you make a mistake, go again, you'll see them evolve!

learn some basic colour theory. Like, what are warm tones Vs what are cool tones. Learn how to properly mix colours to darken lighten (ie. one does not add black/grey to create shade)

Also, I'm in the practise of constantly looking at stuff and noticing contours and colour. So much of art is about observation.

Also remember that nothing has to be exact. If it were you might as well just take a photograph. What I mean is that the human brain has a remarkable nack for filling in the blanks. Sometimes simplicity works best.

A great exercise is to paint something using only three colours.